IN RE BRANNON

No. 13074.

340 So.2d 654 (1976)

In re BRANNON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Phillips, Bossier City, for opponent-appellant.

Wilson & Armstrong by Glenn F. Armstrong, Bossier City, for petitioner-appellee.

Before PRICE, MARVIN and JONES, JJ.


En Banc. Rehearing Denied January 10, 1977.

PRICE, Judge.

Brannon seeks to adopt the two children of his wife by a prior marriage. The principal issue is whether the imprisonment of the natural father is sufficient justification for failing to support the children to preclude the application of LSA-R.S. 9:422.1, permitting adoption without his consent.

The district court found the adoption to be in the best interest of the children and granted the...

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